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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Uganda fits inside Canada 65 times.

Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Canada’s highest peak towers 849 m above Uganda’s.

Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Uganda has 23% more people than Canada.

Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 54 times as densely populated as Canada.

Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Canada are 10.0 cm taller than in Uganda.

Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Canada are 6.2 cm taller than in Uganda.

Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Canada is 24 years older than in Uganda.

Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.9 more children on average than in Canada.

Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Canada and Uganda are practically level.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Canada’s economy is 37 times the size of Uganda’s.

Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Canada produces 19 times as much per person as Uganda.

Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Canada (Gini 11.2 points higher).

Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.

Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Uganda’s.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Canada spends 141 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Canada live 14 years longer than in Uganda.

Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Canada has 15 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Canada rate their lives 2.25 points higher than in Uganda.

Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Canada drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Canada has 8.7 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Canada has 1,212 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 397 more hours a year than in Canada.

Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Canada went to school 7.5 years longer than in Uganda.

Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Canada welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Canada are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Canada: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Canada: 94 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Canada’s railway network is 39 times as long as Uganda’s.

Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Canada fly 5,050 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 11% of Uganda.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Canada emits 106 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.

Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada.

Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Canada.

Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 3.4 times as deadly as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 26.7 °C warmer than Canada.

Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 2.2 times as much rain as Canada.

Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Canada bigger than Uganda?

Canada is larger. Uganda fits inside Canada 65 times.

Which has more people, Canada or Uganda?

Uganda has 23% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Canada or Uganda?

People in Canada live 14 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 68.5 in Uganda.

Are people taller in Canada or Uganda?

Men in Canada are 10.0 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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